We are now recruiting for a Front of House Assistant to support the running of the front of house and client experience. This is an opportunity to join a well-regarded and growing law firm in modern offices in the heart of Farringdon.
We have been recognised as an outstanding place to work by Best Companies in 2023 and 2022 and ranked 1st in 2023 as the best mid sized company to work for. You will experience a friendly and collegiate team atmosphere where work life balance respected.
The role
You will have a variety of responsibilities to include:
- Organise and manage catering for all meetings including ordering required food and refreshments, setting up for catered meetings, providing a point of contact during meetings to ensure that delegates have what they need, clearing up after the meeting and resetting the room
- Greeting visitors to the office, providing teas and coffees and any other support or assistance required
- Setting up of meeting room in the morning and reset for the day ahead, working to firm set standard
- Manage telephone messages that are sent to FOH team.
- Maintain neat and tidy client area, ensuring it is stocked with refreshments as needed
- Scan all post every day, ensuring checked by a partner and then emailed to relevant fee earner and their PA
- Franking and taking the post to the post office each day
- Collect DX Monday, Wednesday and Friday on a weekly basis
- Liaise with PAs to assist with security passes for visitors and/or delegate name badges
- Assist with coordinating deliveries and couriers both to and from the office
- Assist and support preparation for and smooth running of internal and external events
- Organising full staff lunches and other staff events including weekly drinks
- Replenish stock as and when required in both staff kitchen areas and ensure they are kept clean and tidy throughout the day
- Assisting with HR administration including but not limited to scheduling and running the Lunch and Learn programme, organisings Length of Service gifts
- Assisting the office manager with archiving as and when required together with any other administrative support which might be required from time to time
About you
In order to be considered for this Front of House Assistant position you must have Front of House or receptionist experience and strong IT technical ability with MS Office Skills, particularly Word, Excel and Outlook.
You will have the strong communication skills and good telephone manner, excellent customer service skills and positive attitude. You will also have good organisation skills with strong attention to detail.
Why join us?
We have been recognised as an outstanding place to work by Best Companies in 2023 and 2022 and ranked 1st in 2023 as the best mid sized company to work for. We are a purpose driven organisation with an active social committee, Corporate Social responsibility committee, Equality and Diversity forum and Wellbeing Leadership Group. We have recently become a signatory to the Mindful Business Charter.
It is central to our values that our teams reflect the diverse community around us and that everyone at Sharpe Pritchard can be themselves and bring their authentic selves to work. Achieving true equality, diversity and inclusion is a core aim and we very much welcome applications from all sections of our diverse community, irrespective of race or racial group, sex, sexual orientation, sexual identity, religion or belief, age or disability. We make reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process and upon joining the firm to support applicants of all abilities.
What you will be getting in return
Alongside a competitive salary, we provide a generous benefits package that includes but is not limited to;
- Generous annual leave, starting at 28 days leave per annum
- Private Pension
- Private Medical Insurance
- Life assurance
- Income protection
- Smart health (including virtual GP service)
- Health and wellbeing app
- Individual learning and development and Business development budgets
Regular team events including:
- Social committee events throughout the year
- Monthly all staff lunches
Closing date: 12 April 2024
Get in touch if you are looking to do high quality legal work across the country with a friendly and supportive team by applying here.
We are committed to diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all sections of the community irrespective of race or racial group, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, age or disability.
We make reasonable adjustments within the recruitment process and upon joining the firm to support applicants of all abilities.
